Pros #1

School Uniforms provide a safe learning environment for students nationwide. “Since the policy went into effect… the number of assaults, fights, and suspensions in the school district have dropped dramatically” (Portner, The Return Of School Uniforms) Ray Rivera, principal of El Paso Texas stated… We don’t have drugs or gang problems anymore. (Cook, Do School Uniforms Stifle Expression Or Protect Students) In 1996 President Bill Clinton was in agreement that school uniforms would reduce violence in schools across America. To promote uniforms, he sent manuals about how to adopt this policy to public schools nationwide. (Should You Have To Wear School Uniforms?, Weekly Reader). Clearly the inplementation of school uniforms, has made it a lot safer to go to school.